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A Belated Kung Hei Fat Choi (Have a Happy & Prosperous Chinese New Year!)

I love Chinese New Year in London. I love popping to Chinatown and having lunch and spotting the red envelopes being handed out. I love all of the celebration around it and the food. Yesterday, I popped down to Chinatown … Continue reading

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A Postcard from Paris

Paris, so lovely, and even lovelier with the crisp, blue skies and sleepy breezes. We went last weekend and blissfully had no rain, and lovely wintry weather. Wrapped up warm, I do love the winter. Just not the rain, unless … Continue reading

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Nollaig na mBan (Women’s Xmas): In Pictures

So, Nollaig na mBan! How was it? Fun! I made the classic error of starting on a glass of wine when my guests arrived which actually is not the cleverest thing to do when co-ordinating about 5 tasks in the … Continue reading

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2012: To Review or Not to Review, that is the Question

And so on with 2012. Ta-da (that’s a little tap dance). I am ready. I have 5 to-do lists – things to cook | places to go in London/UK | places to go in Ireland | places to travel to … Continue reading

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2011 – the final instalment

So, where was I? 2011. So, Comfort & Spice had just been published, which was a heart stoppingly nervous time. I won the OFM Best Food Blogger Award (my heart still jumps when I type that!) and I started my Evening … Continue reading

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